Freecom Technologies Storage Gateway NETWORK HARD DRIVE Connecting External Drivers USB, Sata

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Freecom Storage Gateway (FSG)

5.6 Connecting External Drivers (USB, SATA)

5.6.1 USB

For more information on attached external USB mass storage devices, please refer to the section 'Information on the FSG configuration pages'.

Installing USB mass storage devices

To add more disk space to the FSG, plug a USB mass storage device into one of the USB host ports. Then turn on the external USB device. The disk space on theUSB device should appear as a shared folder. When using SMB (Windows File Sharing), it may take a few minutes until the Windows-based computer detects the new folder. If you are using a browser (HTML) to view your files, you can click Refresh. This shared folder can be accessed via FTP, HTML and SMB (Window File Sharing). The folder is configured with read and write privileges for all users located in the master directory (/). Once the device is attached, you can limit the user privileges. Please read the chapter on adding users and groups and on setting folder rights.

Attention: Optical drives such as DVD writers can only be used to read files and data.

Attention: When attaching a card reader, you need to insert the flash disk before connecting it to the FSG.

Power supply

All host ports can supply the USB-specific 500 mA current. If more power is required, please use the AC power supply that came with the external USB device.

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